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by Steve Davidowitz | On Sunday afternoon at Stonestreet Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, a baby racehorse was born with a star on his forehead; a star which foreshadows the expectations he will be measured against, given his illustrious parents. The...

By Steve Davidowitz | I received a note from a reader who asked me how I rankgambling on horse racing vs. other popular gambling options on sports, cards and the like. My reply to him was short but sweet. I said...

By Steve Davidowitz | While there was no truly dominant Horse of the Year in 2011, the 4-year-old filly Havre de Grace did enough to convince the majority of Eclipse Award voters that she deserved to be the third straight...

By Steve Davidowitz From what I saw in 2011, there were a few dozen young horses who acted the part of serious prospects for the 2012 Triple Crown races. No doubt there will be many more before we get to the...

By Steve Davidowitz On Saturday, Dec. 17 at Hollywood Park, the Bob Baffert trained LIAISON narrowly won the $750,000 Cash Call Futurity over ROUSING STORM. While most people east of the Rocky Mountains probably have never heard of either...

By Steve Davidowitz As Hollywood Park closes this weekend, west coast horseplayers will see many of the most promising 2 year olds in the country in the $750,000 Cash Call Futurity. The Grade-1 race will be run at 1-1/16...

By Steve Davidowitz. . .The love-hate relationship I have with horse racing is more love than hate, but there are problems I see that are intertwined with the best the game has to offer. For instance, few racetracks in...

By Steve Davidowitz. . . . JockeyPatrick Valenzuela formally decided on Friday to end his career as one of he best, most controversial jockeys in racing history. Valenzuela, 49 and winner of 4,333 career races, came to the conclusion this...

Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. . .Opening a month earlier than usual, Gulfstream Park began its winter race meet on Saturday, Dec. 3 with a modest 10 race card that looked more like the cards we see at Calder racecourse....